The NFL fined New England running back LeGarrette Blount today for grabbing Dolphins star Ndamukong Suh by the facemask and ripping his helmet off. That move cost him $18,231.

Blount was flagged for the play when it happened late in the fourth quarter and sounded off on Suh after the game. He was upset because Suh pushed him when he was getting up after the play.

“He’s a dirty player,” Blount told WBZ. “He’s always been a dirty player. He’s gonna always be dirty player. There’s no room in the game for that. At some point in time, guys have to defend themselves when (he’s) doing the things that he does. Hopefully, there’s something to be said about it. But all in all, he got his ass beat. They lost. He went in the locker after the game. We good.”

Suh’s assessment of the situation that day, unaware of Blount’s comments at the time, was, “Guys are just children sometimes, but at the end of the day, you take care of your business and continue to play as I did.”

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